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Manawatū Whanganui Crowns Regional Champion Ahead Of National Showdown
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 1:25 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Cave reigned supreme over nine other elite operators at the CCNZ CablePrice Manawatū Whanganui Regional Excavator Operator Competition, held at the National Driver Training Centre on Kawakawa Road. More >>
Papakura Man Defends Auckland Title At Excavator Operator Showdown
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 4:29 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Mabey learned of his victory at a special prize giving event held last night, where he was confirmed as Auckland’s representative to compete in the national competition in March. More >>
Contractors Welcome National Infrastructure Plan
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 1:17 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
With increasing severe weather events, resilience investment must also be locked in through durable funding and a clear, credible capital pipeline. More >>
CCNZ Welcomes Resource Management Changes To Unlock Growth And Prosperity
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 3:14 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
CCNZ Chief Executive Alan Pollard said the country had long been ‘hamstrung’ with development rules that did not enable growth or protect the environment, and lauded the Government’s proposed new approach as clear, sensible and pragmatic. More >>
Whangārei’s ‘King Of The North’ Reclaims Excavator Operator Crown
Monday, 8 December 2025, 8:23 am | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Kiel Brown from Steve Bowling Contracting finished as runner-up after a strong performance, while Riki Lum from Clements Contractors secured third place on the podium. More >>
Nelson Marlborough’s Top Excavator Operator Found
Monday, 24 November 2025, 11:16 am | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Participants were tested on practical skills and knowledge of health and safety protocols. More >>
Civil Construction Excellence Celebrated At Auckland Awards
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 2:01 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
With 600 industry professionals in attendance, the evening proved a vibrant celebration of talent, innovation and leadership in the region’s civil construction sector. More >>
New Procurement Rules A Positive Change
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:31 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
The new Government Procurement Rules had been cut from 71 to 47, which signified a clearer, simpler process and positive change, Mr Pollard said there was still work to do. More >>
Manawatū Whanganui Infrastructure Excellence Recognised At Industry Awards
Monday, 29 September 2025, 11:16 am | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Exceptional projects futureproofing Manawatū and Whanganui’s civil infrastructure and safeguarding essential transport links were celebrated at the Civil Contractors New Zealand Manawatū Whanganui Construction Awards on Friday night. Fulton Hogan’s ... More >>
Flood-Resilient Infrastructure Among The Winners At Nelson Marlborough Awards
Monday, 21 July 2025, 12:48 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Hundreds of people from across the region packed the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson to celebrate the vital projects and people safeguarding the Nelson Tasman region, only days after it experienced what Nelson Civil Defence described as its worst flood ... More >>
Finalists Named For NZ’s Peak Infrastructure Construction Awards
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 5:01 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Expert judges tour projects nominated for the awards each year to assess their performance, as well as reviewing comprehensive information provided by entrants. This year, 37 exceptional finalists have been announced from 63 outstanding entries. More >>
National Infrastructure Plan Sets The Stage For Stability
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 3:11 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
The draft plan sets a logical, reasonable path to progress, past the drastic swings we see in the infrastructure work programme when new governments are elected”, Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard said. More >>
Civil Contractors Welcome Renewed Focus On Work-based Learning
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 12:38 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Training for civil construction workers is nearly all work-based due to the skills and knowledge required to be safe and do a quality job. So, a strong and stable work-based learning system is very important to meet the real-world needs of learners and employers. More >>
Value Of Health And Safety Reforms Obscured By Road Cone Hotline
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 1:12 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
“Public abuse is the single biggest risk to road workers across several regions of New Zealand, and I am not confident a road cone hotline will do anything more than increase aggression and risk to road workers, at public cost.” More >>
Investment Summit: Bipartisan Infrastructure Approach Welcomed
Friday, 14 March 2025, 3:27 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard says a particularly positive aspect of the Summit is the focus on a bipartisan approach to a long term investment programme that supports infrastructure delivery and maintenance. More >>
Wellington Deserves Better Water Network Governance
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 4:45 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
“At a time when New Zealand needs a shared and intensive focus to solve our infrastructure deficit, governance failures have meant Wellington Water has not developed the competency and frameworks required to effectively manage its significant asset portfolio.” More >>
Manawatū Whanganui Crowns New Excavator Operating Champion
Monday, 3 March 2025, 11:41 am | Civil Contractors New Zealand
The course completed by Watt and his fellow Manawatū Whanganui operators featured eye-catching challenges including slam dunking a basketball through a manhole, delicately pouring a cup of tea and writing words with a paint brush using just their excavator ... More >>
Auckland's Finest Dig Deep In Thrilling Excavator Showdown
Monday, 17 February 2025, 4:40 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
The event, held at the Pukekohe Showgrounds on 15 and 16 February during the Franklin A&P Show, saw 19 of the region’s most skilled operators go bucket-to-bucket in a series of high-stakes challenges witnessed by thousands of enthralled spectators. More >>
Southern Skill Shines At Regional Excavator Operator Showdown
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:14 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
The competitors were put through their paces at Winton Racecourse during the Winton A&P Show, captivating hundreds of spectators who flocked to see them tackle extreme challenges of skill right on the edge of what excavators are capable of. More >>
Vocational Education: Certainty Needed After Years Of Change
Friday, 20 December 2024, 8:04 pm | Civil Contractors New Zealand
Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard said it was good to see acknowledgement that more robust consultation was needed, and the industry welcomed further discussion to establish a sound vocational education model. More >>
